Foreword by Prof. A.A. Pond. Preface. Part 1: The Problem, the Sample and the Study 1. The Problem: A Sociological Perspective 2. The Sample and the Areas of Investigation Part 2: Studies of Epilepsy 3. Epilepsy: Definitions, Incidence, Causes and Treatment 4. The Electroencephalograph 5. Psychiatric Aspects of Epilepsy Since 1947 6. Epilepsy and Psychosis 7. Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and Psychiatric Disorder 8. Epileptic Equivalents 9. Epilepsy and Crime 10. Drugs and Personality Disorder in Epileptic Children 11. Epilepsy, Brain Damage and the Hyperkinetic Syndrome in Children 12. Body Build and Personality Disorder in Epilepsy 13. The Social Environment of the Epileptic 14. The Problem of Prejudice against the Epileptic 15. The Study of Interaction Part 3: Results and Hypotheses 16. The Categorization of Behaviour 17. A Controlled Study 18. Epileptic Fits and Behaviour Disorder 19. Environmental Hazards and Behaviour Disorder 20. Brain Injury, the Evidence from the EEG and Behaviour Disorder in Epileptic Children 21. The Hyperactive Group 22. Parental Attitudes and Behaviour 23. The Epileptic Child and the School 24. The Integration of Medical, Social and Educational Agencies in the Treatment of the Epileptic Child 25. A Genetic Hypothesis 26. Residual Areas 27. An Interaction Hypothesis 28. A Parametric Study of the Data 29. Conclusion: The Integration of Sociology, Psychology and Biology. Bibliography. Index.
Biography
Christopher Bagley
